England could have win this cup easily if they had better middle order. They rely too much on DJ Bell-Drummond & BT Foakes, who is the main strenght of their batting and if they fail(just like they did against Aus), it would be very easy for top teams like Ind, Pak, Sa, WI and even US to bundle them below 150.

I thought all of AUS, IND, and ENG matches were gonna be show...I know AUS match vs Ireland is not on tv and neither was the Eng-Ire game. But surely they will show the AUS QF if there is no other sched clash?

Apparently the longer the format, the more difficult it gets for the Associates at this U19 level. Lack of popularity of cricket compared to other sports in those countries coupled with weak pipelines compared to those of test playing nations, simply add to their woes.

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Originally Posted by al Furqaan
I thought all of AUS, IND, and ENG matches were gonna be show...I know AUS match vs Ireland is not on tv and neither was the Eng-Ire game. But surely they will show the AUS QF if there is no other sched clash?

It's hard to tell. But most likely if we play Aus we will probably be on tv. The easiest way to get on TV is to play against India. They are showing India vs. Zim right now.

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Originally Posted by Ajfar
It's hard to tell. But most likely if we play Aus we will probably be on tv. The easiest way to get on TV is to play against India. They are showing India vs. Zim right now.

Yeah we're pretty much guaranteed to play AUS in the QF...India will play Pak and I think PAK will destroy them. Not sure how the groups are organized. But the strongest 4 teams are hard to tell. I think WI and SA might be the two strongest sides in the tourney...with PAK and AUS somewhat behind them. Hopefully we're up there with England at the least.

Our boys better get ready to face a barrage of 90 mph bowling for 30 overs against the Aussies.

NZs batting is their weak point (as usual), I feel somewhat proud? maybe thats not the right word, but i play with a few of these guys from the nz squad in auckland club cricket, Ish Sodhi, Matt Quinn, Cameron Fletcher. Watch out for Ish Sodhi, really good leg spin bowler with a lot of variations, also cam fletcher, future wicket keeper batsmen for nz national side! you heard it here first.